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Fixed: How to Select Multiple or All Photos in iCloud?

Naveena devi T November 28, 2017
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I get annoyed when I was trying to choose multiple photos to download in iCloud. Because we have to select every photo individually, it took more time, & frustrating too. Even at times, we need to download all photos from iCloud to Windows PC. but there we can’t find the select button. Sometimes I didn’t even know how to delete the all photos on iCloud within a single click. Very irritating it is.

In this article, I have discussed some solutions to solve this problem. I hope this may help you.

Solution 1: Through ctrl

Hold down Ctrl while selecting to choose multiple photos.

Solution 2: Shift + ctrl

Just press Shift + Control simultaneously choose the photos, that you want to download. This may help you.

Or Select the first photo, then click and hold down “Shift” button while choosing various photos on ‘All Photos’.

Solution 3: iCloud for Windows page

Install the iCloud for Windows page.

Launch icloudsetup.exe.

Then accept the terms and conditions of the License Agreement for iCloud for Windows and Extension.

Click on the Install.

Select Yes to upcoming two pop up boxes.

Click finish. Then tap yes to Restart.

Then you have to enter the Apple ID.

Choose how to share the usage information with Apple.

Then select ‘options’ straight to the Photos.

Then click open the iCloud Photo Library box. Then press Done.

Tap Apply, after this go to Start button, click on the iCloud photos.

Next select Download photos and videos.

Click all or you can choose by year

Then tap download, then click the download again.

Solution 4: Create separate albums

There is no search tool in the iCloud photo library, that is the reason we can’t choose multiple photos at the same time. To handle this issue you can make as many album you want when you are having the free time. It is difficult to handle all photos in a single file, if you are having separate albums means you can access it easily.

Solution 5: Click thumbnail

In iCloud app at the Taskbar nearby clock, tap on its thumbnail then tap download. With this, you can easily select and download photos.

Solution 6: To delete

To delete multiple photos, Launch Photos -> press + button to add a new folder -> you can give a name for that folder or not -> then choose as many photos you want, wait for some time then press the delete button in your keyboard to trash the selected items.

Note: Use a free software named Cloudy from the company CopyTrans.

Solution 7: Press [+] sign

In Photos app, keep the photos in “Photos” mode on the right sidebar, by doing this all photos will appear in separate albums.

Choose a single photo in an album.

Then you can witness ‘+’ and ‘square’ upload sign at the upper right of the window. Just press the + sign is to create a new folder, your photos will be saved there you can easily download the required photos from there itself.

Solution 8: Via USB cable

Through USB cable you can transfer the photos and other files to your computer from your iPhone or iPad. If you are going to delete those photos means make sure those are saved on the computer. Because if you are logged on your iCloud while deleting your files get deleted permanently.

Also while synchronize you want to turn the iCloud photo library on and should have a full resolution to download the photos automatically.

Solution 9: Windows OS

For Windows OS, just download iCloud Photos.

Launch ‘My computer’ tap the iCloud photos icon.

You can see options for upload and download in the upper left.

Select ‘download photos and videos’, after that there will be a dialogue box will appear.

Just download and use Photos.app on Mac to select all or the multiple number of photos at the same time. After downloading this app, Launch Photos.app -> select ‘Edit’ in the Menu bar -> tap on ‘Select All’ to choose all photos at the same time.

Even you can delete the photos, for that

Go to ‘Image’ in the menu bar, tap on ‘Delete’ in the pop-up box.

If you are using other computers means just use ‘My Photo Stream’ to download any number of photos wirelessly.

Solution 16: Safari Preferences

Go to Safari Preferences -> General -> alter the file into download location.

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